January 17, 2012

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So I stumble into Hoopdata after a weekend of forgetting about the NBA and I find that the Philadelphia 76ers are THE BEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE. Their defensive effeciency is an absurd 89.7 points per 100 possessions. That's 3 points better than Chicago, 5 points better than everyone else, and 8 points better than anyone's full season mark in the last 5 years. Offensively, they rank 3rd with an impressive 106.2 points per 100 possesions.

How can this be? Oh, they just played a home and home with Washington and then the Bucks last night. They've actually played 4 of their 13 games against the Wizards. That's going to make your stats sparkle.